Donald Trump orders a 100 per cent tariff on movies produced outside of the USA
President Donald Trump has extended his trade war to the cinema.
Trump, in an evening post on his social media platform Truth Social, said he has instructed the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative to place a 100 per cent tariff on films that are produced outside the United States and imported into America.
"The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States," Trump wrote in his post.
President Donald Trump announced plans to institute a 100 per cent tariffs of movies produced outside of the US. (AP)
"Therefore, I am authorising the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the proc...